On Blogs and Comments
Add some comments!
Whether you know it or not, one of the criteria Google uses on ranking blogs is the number of comments shown on blogging sites. This holds true for personal or business blog sites.
Having more comments lends to the assumption of more readership, and more site visits. This results in a higher page ranking, since your site becomes more popular, as evident by more interaction with bloggers, who leave comments.
Thus the question “how do I get people to comment on my blogs?”
The first action is to get more people to visit your site.
One way to get more readers is to comment on other peoples blog sites. Yes, it is true – sometimes you have to give in order to receive. That pretty much holds true to everything in life!
Commenting on other peoples blog sites has a few benefits – it gets your name out there, it gets your website out in the public, and intelligent comments draw people to see who you are, and what you write about. I find that many of my first time visitors to my site come from sites that I frequently comment on. So include in your day an hour of reading other blogs, and commenting on them. Blog writers appreciate comments as well as you!
The next action is to get people who read your blogs to leave comments.
This can be accomplished mainly by what you write about, and how you write it. Writing about opinionated issues usually brings comments. Writing about issues that make people thing brings comments as well. Don’t be afraid to throw out some “hot” topics every now and then as well.
Another way to get people to comment is simply to ask! Make the last sentence of your blog a “call to action”, such as “Tell me what you think about the upcoming election”, or “Leave a comment and tell me how many rabbits you see in your neighborhood”. Whatever your topic is, as people to leave a comment with their opinions or observations.
The trick is to get people involved with your writing, and get them motivated enough to take the time to put down their thoughts.
And now my “call to action” for you – how often do you comment on other peoples sites, and does it help you draw people to your site? Leave a comment and let the world know.
